Ride to Work Scheme
A new bike, a tax break, and a shorter commute. Yes, really.
Ride to work benefit schemes let you get a new bike through your employer instead of paying for it all yourself. The clever bit is the tax exemption: you can offset 32-63% of the price of a new bike, e-bike or scooter. No lump sum, no interest, no catch.
It costs your employer nothing to offer it, and it takes about five minutes for them to sign up.
Workride: the one you have probably heard about
Workride is the big player in New Zealand. It is the scheme your workmates are raving about, the one popping up in workplaces all over the country, and the reason a lot of people are suddenly turning up to the office on very nice bikes.
And Scotty Browns is a Workride partner store
That means you can walk into the Emporium, choose from our handpicked range, and have the whole thing sorted through Workride with us. No hunting around, no guesswork. We know the process inside out and we will do the heavy lifting with your employer.
See the full Workride details here
How it works
- Check whether your workplace is signed up. If they are not, ask them. It is free for them and they usually say yes.
- Come and see us, and choose the bike you want.
- We write you a quote.
- Your employer approves it through the scheme and pays us.
- Our workshop builds it, fits it to you, and you ride it home. You pay your bit through your pay packet.
Which bike?
That is the fun part, and it is where we come in. Road, gravel, mountain or e-bike, we will ask about the riding you do, the hills, the weather and your budget, then handpick something you will genuinely look forward to getting on.
Here is the thing about Scotty Browns: we only stock what we would ride ourselves, and we care about the details most people never see. Every bike is built and checked by our workshop, tuned, and set up to fit you properly, because a bike that fits is a bike you keep riding. Our team eats, sleeps and breathes cycling, and they will treat your new bike like their own. Thirty-odd years on, that is still the whole point of this place.
The Wheel Deal
The Wheel Deal is another New Zealand bike to work program that works much the same way. If it is the one your workplace uses, flick us a message and we will sort the paperwork with them for you.
See the full Wheel Deal details here
We are here to help
Not sure where to start, or whether your work is signed up? Talk to the team. Ride to work schemes are second nature to us, so we will guide you and your employer through it start to finish, unrushed and in plain English.